This article discusses lien stripping in bankruptcy and the ability of a debtor to remove liens, including second mortgages.

This article discusses when and if tax obligations to the IRS are dischargeable in bankruptcy.

This article discusses the Bankruptcy Stay and its ability to aid the distressed homeowner

This is a good sample of an emergency motion for joint administration of related cases in bankruptcy, pursuant to Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

Here are the written objections we filed on behalf of our client, opposing the confirmation of a bankruptcy Chapter 13 plan. The Bankruptcy Trustee concurred with our position, and the Bankruptcy Court dismissed the Chapter 13 bankruptcy case.

This is the Memorandum Imposing Sanctions by bankruptcy Judge Bruce Markell in the case of In re Blue Pine Group, Case no. BK-S-09-13274-BAM, in the District of Nevada. The judge imposed $109,528 in restitutionary sanctions against an attorney, based on Rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, becuase the attorney "continued advocacy on behalf of positions he knew or should have known to be meritless."

This document would be helpful to calculate payment plan under chapter 13 of Bankruptcy code.

The document analyses two simple methods of calculating means test for filing bankruptcy under chapter 7 of Bankruptcy Code.

Bankruptcy Debtor owned a residence in Arizona. On petition date the home had no equity, but prior to bankruptcy case’s closing, the home's value increased so the equity exceeded homestead exemption. Arizona homestead statute provided exemption “not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars in value.” The Ninth Circuit held Bankruptcy Trustee could force a sale of the home in order to recover the excess equity because the Arizona statute allowed the debtors to claim an exemption interest in dollar amounts, not in specific property. Source www.metnews.com.

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